Uber fined £385,000 for data breach affecting millions of passengers

Firm failed to tell 35 million users and 3.7 million drivers their data was hacked in 2016 Uber’s European operation has been fined £385,000 for a data breach that affected almost 3 million British users, the Information Commissioner’s Office has announced. In November 2016, attackers obtained credentials to access Uber’s cloud servers and downloaded 16 … Devamını oku

Assassination Nation review – revenge horror packed with insight

This gleefully gory exploitation film sets out to shock, but smartly dissects our online-obsessed society along the way Brash, violent and nihilistic, Assassination Nation feels like the product of a one-night stand between Spring Breakers and The Purge. A trigger warning flags up every conceivable hot-button topic – it’s a device that comes straight out … Devamını oku

Two men jailed for involvement in TalkTalk hacking

Matthew Hanley and Connor Allsopp from Tamworth sentenced over data theft Two friends have been jailed for their roles in hacking the telecommunications company TalkTalk. Matthew Hanley, 23, and Connor Allsopp, 21, both from Tamworth in Staffordshire, admitted charges relating to the huge breach of customer details in 2015, which cost the company £77m. Related: … Devamını oku

Data watchdog investigates ‘bin Chequers’ email campaign

Ads by secretive organisation Mainstream Network may have breached personal privacy rules A secretive group that has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds encouraging voters to back a hard Brexit is being investigated by Britain’s data watchdog, it has emerged. MPs had already raised concerns about the activities of the anonymous Mainstream Network group, whose … Devamını oku

Defence shipbuilder Austal hit with data breach and extortion attempt

Attacker tried to sell certain materials on the internet but shipbuilder insists there is no evidence of theft of national security information Defence shipbuilder Austal’s Australian business has been hit with a data breach and extortion attempt but insists there is no evidence of theft of national security information. Some staff email addresses and mobile … Devamını oku

Cathay Pacific hit by data leak affecting up to 9.4m passengers

Airline confirms passport numbers, email addresses and credit card data were accessed The airline Cathay Pacific has announced that it has suffered a major data leak affecting up to 9.4 million passengers. The Hong Kong flag carrier admitted that personal information including passport numbers, identity card numbers, email addresses and credit card details had been … Devamını oku